Theworld’sbiggestpencil.doc

The world’s biggest pencilWe write or draw with pencils. But do you think of giving pencils to your friends, family members or teachers as birthday presents? 53-year-old American man Ashrita Furman thinks that’s a good idea. So he made a pencil for his dead teacher’s birthday. This pencil is very special. It’s the world’s biggest pencil.Furman and his 50 friends spent over 3 weeks on the large pencil. It has an eraser at one end. It is about 10,000 kilos heavy and 23 meters long. Is it great? Now the world’s biggest pencil is in a city museum in the USA. Perhaps you can see it one day.我们用铅笔写字或绘画，不过大家想过用铅笔作为生日礼物送给自己的朋友、家人或老师吗？53岁的美国男子阿什里塔·福曼认为那是个不错的主意。

所以他为已故老师的生日献上了一枝亲手制做的铅笔不过这枝铅笔可不是枝普通的铅笔，它是世界上最大的铅笔哦！福曼和他的50个朋友花了3个多星期制做这枝巨大的铅笔它的一端带有橡皮它重约10,000公斤，长约23米，是不是很棒？现在这枝世界最大的铅笔在美国的一家市博物馆里说不定有一天大家能一睹其风采呢[Enrich your collection]1. spend time on sth. 花费时间做某事 如：He spends much time on his homework.2. one day 有一天；总有一天 如：You’ll know I am right one day.Tasks for youFill in the blanks.1. Furman is from _______.2. Furman made the pencil for his _______.3. Furman made the world’s biggest pencil with his _______.1. America / the USA 2. dead teacher’s birthday 3. friends。